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US8214848B2
US8214848B2 US12/142,101 US14210108A US8214848B2 US 8214848 B2 US8214848 B2 US 8214848B2 US 14210108 A US14210108 A US 14210108A US 8214848 B2 US8214848 B2 US 8214848B2
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  • aspects of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in a printing environment that employs a universal printer driver.
  • an image forming apparatus such as a printer
  • a host device such as a personal computer (PC)
  • the host device needs a printer driver for driving the image forming apparatus.
  • the printer driver serves to transform data prepared by using an application program of the host device into data that is interpretable by the image forming apparatus.
  • the host device performs bidirectional communication with the image forming apparatus through the printer driver.
  • interpretable data vary according to the image forming apparatus
  • a printer driver corresponding to a model of an image forming apparatus to be used has to be installed in the host device.
  • a universal printer driver UPD
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the structure of a universal printer driver.
  • the universal printer driver includes a script file 110 including information on each model of image forming apparatus so as to support a driver core 100 and a plurality of image forming apparatus models. More specifically, the script file 110 includes model names of connected image forming apparatuses 120 to 160 for recognizing the image forming apparatuses 120 to 160 , information on whether the type of each image forming apparatus is of a color type or mono type, information on whether the printing resolution is 1200 dpi or 600 dpi, information on the number of paper feeder boxes, information on whether the maximum size of print papers is A4 or A3, and the like.
  • the universal printer driver When using the universal printer driver, it is possible to support the plurality of image forming apparatuses 120 to 160 by using the information specified for each image forming apparatus model.
  • the universal printer driver can operate in two modes: a general mode and a dynamic mode.
  • the general mode the universal printer driver operates like a conventional printer driver. That is, the script file 110 , including the printer driver core 100 and information specified for an image forming apparatus model selected by a user, is fixed.
  • the dynamic mode in order to bind the script file 110 including the printer driver core 100 and the information specified for an image forming apparatus model whenever the printer driver is used, it is required to designate an image forming apparatus that is to be used.
  • aspects of the present invention provide in a method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver, wherein unnecessary printer drivers of image forming apparatuses that were previously installed by using the universal printer driver are deleted from a plurality of folders, and printer drivers of image forming apparatuses corresponding to a predetermined standard are installed.
  • a method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver including: deleting previously installed ones of the printer drivers previously installed by using the universal printer driver; and selectively installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses corresponding to a predetermined standard after the deleting of the printer drives.
  • a computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for a host device to execute the aforementioned method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in the environment that employs the universal printer driver.
  • an apparatus for installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver including: a control unit to delete previously installed ones of the printer drivers previously installed by using the universal printer driver; a selection unit to select printer drivers of image forming apparatuses based on a predetermined standard; and an installation unit to selectively install the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses selected by the selection unit after deletion of the printer drivers by the control unit.
  • a method of managing a universal printer driver that supports a plurality of image forming apparatuses includes displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) used to manage the universal printer driver by setting a standard; and using the universal printer driver to manage one or more printer drivers, which respectively correspond to the plurality of image forming apparatuses, according to the standard set in the universal printer driver to delete or install the one or more printer drivers.
  • GUI graphic user interface
  • a host device includes a universal printer driver to support a plurality of image forming apparatuses; a display to display a graphic user interface (GUI) used to manage the universal printer driver by setting a standard; and one or more printer drivers that is manageable by the universal printer driver according to the standard set in the universal printer driver to delete or install the one or more printer drivers, and which respectively correspond to the plurality of image forming apparatuses.
  • GUI graphic user interface
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a typical universal printer driver
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in a printing environment that employs a universal printer driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a plurality of printer drivers displayed through a user interface
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a user interface including a window for setting options for deleting and installing printer drivers according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method of installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in a printing environment that employs a universal printer driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • operation 200 it is checked whether there is any printer driver installed through the universal printer driver.
  • a plurality of printer drivers may be installed through the driven universal printer driver.
  • operation 200 it is checked whether there is any printer driver previously installed in a host device through the universal printer driver. At this time, it is possible to know the location of any printer driver previously installed in the host device through a user interface.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a plurality of printer drivers displayed through a user interface. As shown in FIG.
  • printer drivers 300 to 330 when a plurality of printer drivers 300 to 330 is displayed through the user interface, it is possible to check whether the displayed printer drivers 300 to 330 have been previously installed in the host device.
  • operation 210 is performed.
  • operation 220 is performed.
  • the previously installed printer drivers are deleted.
  • One or more printer drivers are deleted from among the plurality of print drivers of the image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device. At this time, all the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device may be deleted. Alternatively, only some of the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device may be deleted.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an interface 400 including a window for setting options for deleting and installing printer drivers as in operation 210 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the interface 400 of FIG. 4 serves to manage the universal printer driver and includes a window 402 for setting options for deleting and installing printer drivers.
  • a deletion option 410 and an installation option 420 of the printer driver are displayed in a single window 402 through the interface 400 for managing the universal printer driver.
  • the deletion and installation options 410 and 420 of the printer driver may be displayed through an interface separate from the interface 400 for managing the universal printer driver.
  • the deletion and installation options 410 and 420 of the printer driver are embodied through the same interface 400 .
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and the deletion and installation options 410 and 420 may be embodied through separate interfaces.
  • Operation 210 of FIG. 2 is performed by setting the deletion option 410 in the option window 402 of the interface of FIG. 4 .
  • all the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device are to be deleted, all the printer drivers installed in the host device are deleted by setting an option 412 for deleting all the printer drivers in the deletion option 410 of FIG. 4 .
  • only selected printer drivers are deleted by selecting printer drivers to be deleted, after setting a user selection option 414 in the deletion option 410 of FIG. 4 .
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses are selected based on a predetermined standard, and the selected printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses are installed.
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses used within a predetermined period for example, printer drivers of recently used image forming apparatuses
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses used more than a predetermined number of times for example, printer drivers of frequently used image forming apparatuses
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses may be selected by a user. That is, operation 220 of FIG. 2 is performed by setting the installation option 420 in the option window of the user interface of FIG. 4 .
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses are installed in the host device based on the selected standard.
  • the driven universal printer driver terminates its operation.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for installing printer drivers of image forming apparatuses in an environment that employs a universal printer driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • An apparatus 501 for installing the printer driver of the image forming apparatus in the environment that employs the universal printer driver according to the present embodiment includes a display unit 500 , a control unit 510 , a selection unit 520 , and an installation unit 530 .
  • the apparatus 501 for installing the printer driver of the image forming apparatus in the environment that employs the universal printer driver can install printer drivers of a plurality of image forming apparatuses 502 to 506 connected to the apparatus 501 . While not required, the apparatus 501 can be included in a computer, a personal digital assistant, or any portable or non-portable device which prints through image forming devices.
  • the display unit 500 displays printer drivers of image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device through a user interface.
  • the user interface displays a plurality of printer drivers installed in the host device through the universal printer driver.
  • the display unit 500 displays an interface used to set options for deleting and installing printer drivers.
  • the display unit 500 can be connectable to the apparatus 501 , or can be integrated to a housing of the apparatus 501 as in a portable computer.
  • the control unit 510 deletes one or more printer drivers of image forming apparatuses from among the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses previously installed in the host device. At this time, the control unit 510 may delete all the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses installed in the host device or some of the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses installed in the host device. When the control unit 510 desires to delete all the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses installed in the host device, the control unit 510 deletes all the printer drivers installed in the host device by setting the option 412 for deleting all the printer drivers in the deletion option 410 of the user interface of FIG. 4 .
  • control unit 510 desires to delete some of the printer drivers of the image forming apparatuses installed in the host device, the control unit 510 deletes only selected drivers by setting a user selection option 414 in the deletion option 410 of the user interface of FIG. 4 and selecting printer drivers to be deleted.
  • the control unit 510 can set the deletion option 410 .
  • the control unit 510 does not operate.
  • the selection unit 520 can select standards of printer drivers of image forming apparatuses to be installed in the host device from the user interface displayed on the display unit 500 .
  • a standard for selecting printer drivers of image forming apparatuses may be set so that printer drivers of image forming apparatuses used within a predetermined period (for example, printer drivers of recently used image forming apparatuses) or printer drivers of image forming apparatuses used more than a predetermined number of times (for example, printer drivers of frequently used image forming apparatuses) may be selected by the selection unit 520 .
  • printer drivers of image forming apparatuses may be selected by a user. That is, the selection unit 520 can select the options 424 to 428 for representing a predetermined standard from the installation option 420 of the user interface of FIG. 4 .
  • the installation unit 530 installs printer drivers of image forming apparatuses corresponding to the standard selected by the selection unit 520 in the host device.
  • the standard for selecting printer drivers of image forming apparatuses may be set so that printer drivers that may be selected by the selection unit 520 are of the image forming apparatuses that are compatible with the universal printer driver.
  • the embodiments of the present invention can be written as computer programs and can be implemented in general-use digital computers that execute the programs using a computer readable recording medium.
  • data structures used for the embodiments of the present invention can be recorded in the computer readable recording medium through various ways.
  • Examples of the computer readable recording medium include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM, floppy disks, hard disks, etc.) and/or optical recording media (e.g., CD-ROMs, or DVDs).

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